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Prostate is a walnut size gland in human males located between the penile gland and the urinary bladder and in front of rectum.
Prostate is an important male sex organ. The basic function of prostate is to produce liquid part of semen.Prostate fluid nourishes and protects sperms during coitus and forms the bulk of volume of ejaculation.Prostate gland produces a protein called as prostate specific antigen (PSA). The functioning of prostate is dependent on male sex hormone testosterone.
Prostate Cancer is a one of the serious and life threatening medical condition affecting prostate. Prostate cancer usually affect elderly and above 65 year old men but it may affect younger men too.

Prostate cancer is the second largest cancer in men.Prostate cancer generally metastasizes to bones. Since the growth of prostate cancer is slow it may not affect or diagnosed in early stages but there are instances where the cancerous prostate cells have grown rapidly.

Who are at risk for prostate Cancer?

Prostate cancer affects men above 50 years of age.Over a period of time the survival rate in prostate cancer have improved dramatically from 30% in 1970's to 80% presently.

Prostate cancer may affect any men above the age of 50 years,but the African or African carribbean are at a three fold higher risk than white people.The man whose father or brother have been diagnosed with prostate cancer stand two and a half time higher chances than the men who never had a prostate cancer family history.

Black men are at three times higher risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer as compared to white men.

Some studies suggest that men among the populations where consumption of "red meat" is more common are at a higher risk of developing prostate cancer.

Prevention of Prostate Cancer

Certain life style changes may reduce risk of prostate cancer. Quitting smoking and regular physical exercises at least for 30 minutes a day and five days a week can cut down risk of prostate cancer. Reduction in consumption of animal fat or red meat also cut down the risk for prostate cancer. A study although not confirmed that a diet high in tomatoes may also be helpful in reducing the risk of prostate cancer.

How Prostate Cancer is diagnosed?

Prostate cancer is usually diagnosed through screening as symptoms appear quite late in patients.The usual diagnostic procedures are a blood test called PSA or prostate specific antigen test. A higher PSA test result indicated possibility of prostate cancer. Although it may be non confirmatory too as Prostatitis may also cause elevated PSA levels.

DRE (Digital Rectal examination) may also suggest presence of prostate cancer, where a qualified and experienced doctor puts a gloved lubricated finger inside the rectum of the patient to feel any bump or hard surface on prostate suggesting a cancerous growth.

Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) or Transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy are more confirmatory and reliable tests for diagnosing the presence of prostate cancer in a patient.

Treatments for Prostate Cancer

The treatment options for prostate cancer depend on stage and overall general health of patient.

It may involve watchful waiting or active surveillance.

Prostatectomy the surgical removal of part or whole of prostate.

Laparoscopic or robot assisted surgeries are the latest surgical techniques for smaller incision,quicker healing and precise results. Doctors do consider nerve sparing surgical removal of part or whole prostate that does not affect the normal sexual capacity and active sexual life of patient.

We at Complete Medicare Solutions. are associated with the most experienced cancer surgeons and well equipped hospitals for prostate cancer treatment of our global guests.Expertise of a urological cancer surgeon is very crucial for treatment outcome of prostatectomy.

Other treatment options are Radiation Therapy, it could be external beam radiation therapy. With a 3D conformal radiotherapy assisted with CT scans and MRI for precise results with optimum dose to cancerous cell within the prostate gland.

IMRT or Intensity modulated radiation therapy give more flexibility of dose modulation to Radiation doctors thereby more precise results and avoiding side effect of radiation on bowel and bladder overtime.

Proton therapy is considered superior to external beam radiation therapy for more precise and less side effect associated radiation therapy for prostate cancer treatment.

Brachytherapy can be used for patients who want to avoid daily visit to radiation therapy center or do not want to stay in India for long.

The expertise of Radiation Oncology doctor is again vital for treatment outcome. CMCS Health is associated with the most experienced Radiation oncology doctors and hospitals with latest diagnostics and radiation therapy machines for better treatment outcome of prostate cancer for our global guests.

Hormonal therapies are also used along with surgical and radiation therapies for better treatment options and results for prostate cancer treatments.

Chemotherapy is used for hormone resistant and metastatic or advanced prostate cancer. A combination of chemotherapeutic drugs or single agent therapy are used for better results and lower side effects.

da vinci robotic prostatectomy has considerable advantages over conventional laproscopic prostatectomy as it not only empowers the surgeon Â to overcome shortcomings associated with both open prostatectomy and laproscopic prostatectomy but also offers better patient compliance.

da vinci robotic prostatectomy offers higher resolution images and enhanced field of vision that empowers the surgeon with very precise movements inside the incision and thus less chances of residual malignant tissues and damage to surrounding healthy tissues. It not only reduces the recovery period for patient post surgery but also decreases chances of relapse of the disease because of the possibility of residual malignant tissues.
As the incisions made during the da vinci robotic prostatectomy are much smaller in size,they reduces chances of any post surgery infections and lesser hospital stay for patients.